Nestled at the point where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is a small Maryland town with a French name (meaning harbor of grace). Its history dates back to colonial days. And anyone raised in the town can tell you that the city missed out on being the U.S. capital by one vote. Instead it has had to make due with the title of decoy capital of the country. To attest to this fact is the decoy museum and a Spring sponsored decoy event.
The town offers the richness of small town life. Its waterfront is beautiful. Parks provide superb scenery that shift with the seasons.
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| The town's waterfront promenade offers a spectacular view year round. |
Parades mark various holidays, from Halloween to the Fourth of July. Its quaint main street is brimming with antique shops designed to trap the interest of tourists. The town has supposedly trapped numerous ghosts as well, if tales from its haunted tours are to be believed.
An alley way which played host to a gangster's murder during the age of prohibition is supposedly marked by mysterious red blotches that will not fade away from the street's pavement. The town's old Opera house still holds ghosts that make unexplained noises on the upper floor.
Other historic links concern a resturaunt where Al Capone once dined during a visit to the town and Lafayette trip to the town during the Revolutionary War.
